Bamboo : from green design to sustainable design
Reubens, Rebecca
Bamboo : from green design to sustainable design - Ahmedabad Rainbow Publishers 2012 New Delhi Promilla & Co. 2012 - 263,ip.
CONTENTS
Foreword 11
Preface 12
Introduction 15
Preamble 17
Sustainability 23
Elucidating Sustainability 25
Sustainability at a Glance 28
Unravelling Unsustainability 31
Sustainability by Design 35
The Rhizome Approach 41
The Rhizome Approach 43
The Rhizome Framework 53
The Sustainability Checklist 59
Bamboo and Sustainability 81
Bamboo in Contemporary Design 83
Ecological Sustainability Through Bamboo 87
Economic Sustainability Through Bamboo 91
Social Sustainability Through Bamboo 95
Cultural Sustainability Through Bamboo 99
The Bamboo Plant 103
The Plant 105
The Rhizome 107
The Roots 109
TheCulm 111
The Culm Sheath 113
The Leaf 115
The Flower 117
The Seed 119
The Culm: Form and Function 121
TheCulm 123
Diameter 125
Wall thickness 129
Internodes 133
Shape 137
Colour 141
Moisture and Shrinkage 143
Age 147Quantity 151
Inventory 153
Flowering-caused Bamboo Shortage 155
The Product 157
Enterprise 159
Traditional Craft Enterprise 161
Industrial-Craft Small and Medium Enterprise 163
Industrial Enterprise 167
Infrastructure 169
Land, Water, Electricity 171
Connectivity 175
Policy Environment 177
Working with Bamboo 179
The Whole Culm 181
Tools 185
Joinery 186
Restructuring Bamboo 199
Flattened or Crushed Bamboo 203
Bamboo Veneer 205
Creating Surfaces with Components 207
Coiling 211
Interlacing 215
Fibre 219
Composites 223
Mat Board 227
Moulded Bamboo Mats 229
Laminated Bamboo Slat-based Board 231
Bent and Laminated Bamboo 233
Bamboo Chipboard 234
Bamboo Fibre Reinforced Plastic 235
Combining Materials with Bamboo
for Sustainability 237
Acknowledgments 243
Endnotes 244
Index 256
9788186962916
745.51 / REU
Bamboo : from green design to sustainable design - Ahmedabad Rainbow Publishers 2012 New Delhi Promilla & Co. 2012 - 263,ip.
CONTENTS
Foreword 11
Preface 12
Introduction 15
Preamble 17
Sustainability 23
Elucidating Sustainability 25
Sustainability at a Glance 28
Unravelling Unsustainability 31
Sustainability by Design 35
The Rhizome Approach 41
The Rhizome Approach 43
The Rhizome Framework 53
The Sustainability Checklist 59
Bamboo and Sustainability 81
Bamboo in Contemporary Design 83
Ecological Sustainability Through Bamboo 87
Economic Sustainability Through Bamboo 91
Social Sustainability Through Bamboo 95
Cultural Sustainability Through Bamboo 99
The Bamboo Plant 103
The Plant 105
The Rhizome 107
The Roots 109
TheCulm 111
The Culm Sheath 113
The Leaf 115
The Flower 117
The Seed 119
The Culm: Form and Function 121
TheCulm 123
Diameter 125
Wall thickness 129
Internodes 133
Shape 137
Colour 141
Moisture and Shrinkage 143
Age 147Quantity 151
Inventory 153
Flowering-caused Bamboo Shortage 155
The Product 157
Enterprise 159
Traditional Craft Enterprise 161
Industrial-Craft Small and Medium Enterprise 163
Industrial Enterprise 167
Infrastructure 169
Land, Water, Electricity 171
Connectivity 175
Policy Environment 177
Working with Bamboo 179
The Whole Culm 181
Tools 185
Joinery 186
Restructuring Bamboo 199
Flattened or Crushed Bamboo 203
Bamboo Veneer 205
Creating Surfaces with Components 207
Coiling 211
Interlacing 215
Fibre 219
Composites 223
Mat Board 227
Moulded Bamboo Mats 229
Laminated Bamboo Slat-based Board 231
Bent and Laminated Bamboo 233
Bamboo Chipboard 234
Bamboo Fibre Reinforced Plastic 235
Combining Materials with Bamboo
for Sustainability 237
Acknowledgments 243
Endnotes 244
Index 256
9788186962916
745.51 / REU